Breast pockets for foundation garments



July 10, 1956 J. VERREAULT 2,753,564

BREAST POCKETS FOR FOUNDATION GARMENT-S Filed April 14, 1954 UnitedStates Patent BREAST POCKETS FOR FOUNDATION GARMENTS Joseph Verreault,Quebec, Quebec, Canada, assignor to Dominion Corset Company Limited,Quebec, Quebec, Canada Application April 14, 1954, Serial No. 423,167

10 Claims. (Cl. 2-42) This invention relates to improvements in breastpocket or cup sections for foundation garments and particularly toimprovements in spiral stitching of the cup sections from the centre tothe periphery of the cup sections.

A particular object of the invention is to provide triple lines ofspiral stitching in which each line is in the form of a continuousseries of reversely arranged surface loops having substantially theshape of the script letter r, with the loop forming stitches of one lineparallel to the corresponding loop forming stitches of the remainder ofthe triple lines so as to conjointly form a relatively wide, flexible,reinforcing band of triple con toured, parallel, spiral stitching fromthe centre to the periphery of the breast pocket cups.

The triple line of parallel, r-shaped stitching which spirals aroundeach of the cup sections provides a wide spiral band of reinforcementwhich permits substantial contraction and expansion of the materialforming the breast pocket cups at a minimum amount of stress to thestitching threads. The triple line of contour stitching gives animproved circumferential flexibility to the material which affords amost effective distribution and moulding of the flesh therebeneath so asto impart an improved silhouette to the wearer.

Another object of this invention is to provide an improved spiralstitching arrangement for the breast pocket cups which comprises triplelines of needle stitching pro viding parallel, r-shaped, alternatecontour loops on one face which are interlocked on the reverse face ofthe material by a single bobbin thread through loops formed by saidtriple lines of needle stitching beyond said reverse face of thematerial.

The above and other objects, advantages and characteristic features ofthis invention will be understood more readily from the followingdetailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,in which:

Fig. 1 is a front view of a brassiere embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view in plan of a breast pocket shownin Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a fragment of the breast pocketdetailing the manner in which the spiral stitching is applied to thebreast pocket material in parallel triple lines.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 5 and 6 indicate the frontand side panels of a brassiere and 7 cup-shaped breast pockets securedto the front panels 5 by lines of stitching 8. Each cup-shaped pocket ispreformed of a double thickness of material 10 and 11 (see Fig. 3),which materials are stitched together by triple lines of stitching,generally indicated at 12, which spirals from the centre to theperiphery of the pocket or cup.

As will be seen, particularly in Figs. 2 and 3, the spiral stitchingoperation on the cup is efiected by means of three upper needle threads31, 32 and 33 which parallel each other on the surface of material 10and a single bobbin thread 34 which is interlocked with loops from eachof the needle threads on the surface of material 11. As

each needle thread 31, 32 and 33 pierces the materials 10 and 11 betweenstitches on the surface: of material 10, the bobbin thread 34successively passes through loops formed by said needle threads beyondthe surface of material 11, beginning with the loop formed by thread 31,before said needle threads are withdrawn to the surface of material 10.The triple lines of stitching on the surface of material 10 are parallelto one another, each being in the form of a multiplicity of closelyspaced convolutions composed of stitches arranged to form continuous,reversely arranged surface loops 35 and 36, open ends of certain ofwhich are directed inwardly, as indicated at 35, in the direction of thecentre of the cup and the remainder of which are directed outwardly, asindicated at 36, in the direction of the peripheral portion of the cup.

Each of the triple lines of surface loops 35 and 36 comprises a straightclosed end 37 defined by a single long stitch of the needle threads 31,32 and 33 and sides 38 and 39, each defined by two shorter stitches ofsaid needle threads which extend at loop-forming angles with respect tothe closed end of a surface loop. The stitches defining the side 38 ofone surface loop 35 also define the side 39 of the preceding reverselyarranged surface loop 36, while the stitches defining the side 39 ofsurface loop 35 define the adjacent side 38 of the succeeding reverselyarranged loop 36.

The reversely arranged loops 35 and 36 are formed in the triple lines ofstitching in the manner shown in Fig. 3 as follows: At the end of eachlong stitch forming a closed end 37 of a loop 36, each needle thread 31,32 and 33 pierces the materials 10 and 11 forming three parallel loops40, 41 and 42 beyond the surface of material 11 which are locked on thesurface of material 11 by bobbin thread 34 which passes successivelythrough loops 40, 41 and 42 to provide a retaining loop 44. The threeneedle threads are then withdrawn to define the first of the parallelshort side-forming stitches 45, 46 and 47, then pierce the material toform three more loops 48, 49 and 50 beyond the surface of material 11 tobe locked by bobbin thread 34 which passes successively through loops48, 49 and 50 in a second retaining loop 51. The needle threads areagain withdrawn to define the second of the short side-forming stitches52, 53 and 54. This is followed by a third piercing of the materials bythe needle threads 31, 32 and 33 to form loops 55, 56 and 57 which aresecured to the surface of material 11 by looping the bobbin thread 34successively therethrough, as indicated at 58. Then the needle threadsare withdrawn to the surface of material 10 to define the parallel longstitches forming the closed end 37 of surface loop 35 while the bobbinthread 34 extends diagonally across the surface of material 11 from thelast needle thread loop 57 of the finished surface loop forming side 38to the first needle thread loop 40 of the succeeding side 39. Thestitching operation for the side 38 is then repeated substantially asabove described but in a direction opposed to the direction of stitchingthe side 38 of surface loop 35.

The stitches forming the closed end 37 of each surface loop 35 and 36are inclined with reference to the centre line of spiral stitching withthe stitches defining the side 38 forming an angle with reference to itsclosed end 37 and the stitches defining the side 39 forming anotherangle with reference to the closed end 37 so that each loop as viewedpresents substantially the contour of the small letter r as written inscript form.

The arrangement of the triple spiral lines of stitching around each ofthe cup sections in a continuous series of parallel reversely arrangedrshaped surface loops affords a wide range of contraction and expansionof the spiral stitching. This makes it possible to employ a widevariation in the type of fabric for the breast pocket cups providing abroad triple line of spiral reinforcing to the breast pocket cups. Italso gives a substantial range of circumferential flexibility to. thebreast pocket cups between. the. triple. lines. of spiral; stitchingvwhile: ensuring that the. cups will. retain their. original shapeandcontour, as; Well as. affording adegree. of. protection against brealoage of. the. stitches. even,- under the stress and, strain encounteredwhen subjecting v the materials.torepeatedwasln lngS;

Thevv triple lines. of stitching;. instead of being: rt-shaped, could beV.sl'1ap ,ed-or zig-zag,.substantially as shown in my. co-pending.application filed in the United States Patent Office under Serial No..3.48-,1:56-on.April'1'3,.1-9155.

What: I-- claim is:

1.. A. foundation garment including cup sha-pedbreast pocket.sectionsz-havingiouter facingand inner lining plies, said pliestbeingsecured. together. by three separate needle stitching-threads overlyingthe. outer. facing ply. and inter.- locked with a common bobbin threadoverlying the-inner lining ply, eachof said needle threadszspiralling;from the centre to the periphery of the cup section in the. form of a.multiplicity of convolutions andcomposed of. a series of. angular-1yrelated. stitches. forming; a: continuous series:

of surface. loops having, straight, closed, ends formed by certain. ofthe stitches'and sidesformedby other stitches. extendinga at. aloop'forming angle' with respect to the closedendsof the.loops, theloop-forming stitches of each: needlethread being also.ar-rangedz'sothatthe openends of certain. of the surface loops facetowardsthe: centre of the cup section while the open ends ofthe-remaining loops face towards the: outer peripheral edge of; the cupsection;

2..A. foundation garment as sct.forth in.claim 1, in which each,needlethreadpierces said doubleply. of material. at the, end of each ofsaidrl'oop-forming stitches to form retaining loops. beyond the surfaceof said lining. ply andreceiving. the said. bobbin threadtherethrough.

foundation garment as set forth in claim. 1, in- Wliich each of: saidclosed. ends. of the surface formingloopsis. composed of a singlelongstitch and each of the loop forming. sides iscomposed, of twosuccessive shortstitches, said longstitchesof each. of said needlethreadsbeing. parallel. to. the. corresponding stitches of theremaining, needle threads and said short stitches of each of said.needle. threads being; alsoparallel to the corresurface. loop? arearranged substantially: alongthe' outline:

contour of the:smalli1etterr" as written in script form.

5. A foundation garment including cup-shaped breast pocket sectionshaving outer facing and inner lining plies, said plies being securedtogether by a plurality of separate parallel lines of needle threadsoverlying the outer facing ply and interlocked with a common bobbinthread overlying the inner liningply said lines of needle threads eachspiralling from the centre to the periphery of the cup' 1 section in.the forum of: a multiplicity of' closely spaced convolutions andcomposed of a series of angularly relatedsti'tches forming a continuousseries of surfaceloops straight, closed ends of. said surface loops andcertain other stitchesare. disposed at a loop-forming angle with;respectto the. closed. endsof the-loops to form the sides of said.loops.

8:.v Al foundation garment as. set forth in. claim 5, in which theloop-forming stitches: are" disposed at an.

oblique angle to. the centralprojection of the spirallines.

9.. A cup-shaped breast pocket for. foundation garments comprising,facing and lining plies unitedv by stitching;

including three separate needle stitches overlying. thefacing.ply-andinterlcckedwith a single common bobbin thread overlyingthelining ply, each. of said needlestitches. spiralling. from. the. centreto the periphery of;the br.east pocket.

10. A. cup-shaped breast: pocket for foundation. gar-- mentscomprisingfacingand lining pliesunited by. stitch.

ing. including. at: least two separate needle. stitchesfover lying the;facing, ply and. interlocked with a: single; com mon' bobbin: thread.overlying: the: lining: ply; each: of said; needle stitchesspirallingfrom the centre; to: the: peripha any of the breast pocket.

References: Citedzin' the fileof this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS.

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